Urgh! A Music War Trailer (1981)

"Stand up & dance!" 07 November 1981 Factual, Music 121 mins

Urgh! A Music War is a British film released in 1982 featuring performances by punk rock, new wave, and post-punk acts, filmed in 1980. Among the artists featured in the movie are Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), Magazine, The Go-Go's, Toyah Willcox, The Fleshtones, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, X, XTC, Devo, The Cramps, Oingo Boingo, Dead Kennedys, Gary Numan, Klaus Nomi, Wall of Voodoo, Pere Ubu, Steel Pulse, Surf Punks, 999, UB40, Echo & the Bunnymen and The Police. These were many of the most popular groups on the New Wave scene; in keeping with the spirit of the scene, the film also features several less famous acts, and one completely obscure group, Invisible Sex, in what appears to be their only public performance.

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Cast

Sting as Self

Stewart Copeland as Self

Andy Summers as Self

Danny Elfman as Self

Jello Biafra as Self

Toyah Willcox as Self

Stan Ridgway as Self

John Cooper Clarke as Self

Jools Holland as Self

Klaus Nomi as Self

Belinda Carlisle as Self

Joan Jett as Self

Poison Ivy as Self

Lux Interior as Self

Gary Numan as Self

Nigel Bennett as Self

Crew

Derek Burbidge Director

Michael White Producer

Lyndall Hobbs Associate Producer

Jim Elderton Editor

International Releases Dates

Australia 19 November 1981

Denmark 07 November 1981

United States 13 November 1981

Production Companies

Lorimar Motion Pictures

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